Anyone run a 1080ti with an i7 930?

Guru · 24 May 2017 at 12:45

Hi all,

Random one....

Current Rig...

i7 930 @ stock
GTX780
12GB ram
Asus P6T mobo

Considering upgrading.

If I bought a 1080ti, but didn't upgrade anything else yet... how stupid would that be?
I mainly play GTA and CS:GO at 2560x1080 for now.

Both run ok, but would be nice if I could up the detail on GTA and the 3GB ram on my card is not enough.

Not too worried about money so considering the best GPU out there for now.

Was considering coupling it with this:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...le-270-cheaper-than-z270-equivalent.18780048/

I'm pretty out of the loop hardware wise at the moment so just looking for some advice really.

Cheers,

G

nashathedog · 24 May 2017 at 13:43

I'd wait on the cpu side as Coffeelake's been brought forward so we'll be able to get 6 core 12 thread mainstream i7's in a few months time, I don't think buying a 1080ti would be a bad move however, A 1080, 1070 or even a 6gb 1060 would be more than good enough to run games at 2560x1080 and then you can look at a more substantial upgrade when you do decide to go with a new cpu, you could even wait for Volta if you get the 1060 now.

LeMson · 24 May 2017 at 13:46

We are close to Vega release, depending on how competitive it is it could force price drops on nvidia side, more 1070/80 rather than ti. Hopefully it all kicks of royally this year, vega is kickass, volta rush out and it kicks ass, so if you can wait it's hopefully gonna be worth it.

If you want to buy now though, a 1080ti is a great shout, it'll pwn gta and csgo at your res, you can prolly even DSR on gta and prolly run ultra grass too

Which 1080ti are you thinking of buying?

a ryzen 1700 system seems the goto at the moment too regarding cpu upgrade, but then we are waiting for new intel stuff too

Guru · 24 May 2017 at 14:27

LeMson said:
We are close to Vega release, depending on how competitive it is it could force price drops on nvidia side, more 1070/80 rather than ti. Hopefully it all kicks of royally this year, vega is kickass, volta rush out and it kicks ass, so if you can wait it's hopefully gonna be worth it.

If you want to buy now though, a 1080ti is a great shout, it'll pwn gta and csgo at your res, you can prolly even DSR on gta and prolly run ultra grass too

Which 1080ti are you thinking of buying?

a ryzen 1700 system seems the goto at the moment too regarding cpu upgrade, but then we are waiting for new intel stuff too

I've always bought EVGA cards in the past for the 10 year warranty.

Simon Belmont · 24 May 2017 at 14:41

nashathedog said:
I'd wait on the cpu side as Coffeelake's been brought forward so we'll be able to get 6 core 12 thread mainstream i7's in a few months time,

This is what I'm waiting for. Hope we hear more next week on coffeelake at computex. Most are saying Aug. Money is ready and waiting.

Caracus2k · 24 May 2017 at 20:44

that 930 at stock will be holding you back quite a bit....... consider swapping it out for a westemere hex xeon oc'd to 4Ghz + for a budget boost to your system

Maverick120 · 24 May 2017 at 22:49

Why not save the money and over clock the 930. My 920 hits 4ghz easy. Had it at 4.3 but not when the weather gets hot.
Especially with 12gb of ram, throw a 1080ti at it, should still play most games at max.

hobib_ali · 24 May 2017 at 22:55

i upgraded from a i7920 to a 5930k, then i sold my 920 for £50 the difference? huge so much faster

Razor Time · 24 May 2017 at 23:35

An i7 920 will be a huge bottle neck. You need to upgrade your cpu to get the best out of the 1080Ti.

orbitalwalsh · 25 May 2017 at 09:47

ran a 980 ti/ 1070/1080/ 480 with i7 860 @4ghz + and upgraded to a i5 7600@ and noticed average of 15 FPS increase.....

Guru · 25 May 2017 at 10:04

I've ordered a GTX1080ti Zotac Amp! Edition for the lols and will let people know how much my CPU cries.

Will upgrade the CPU after new offerings and price changes

/edit chose this one because it was only £620 and has a 5 year warranty. Doesn't look like EVGA do 10 years any more.

james.miller · 25 May 2017 at 10:09

Guru said:
If I bought a 1080ti, but didn't upgrade anything else yet... how stupid would that be?
I mainly play GTA and CS:GO at 2560x1080 for now.

for cs:go? probably entirely pointless. not the case for gta5 but buying a 600 quid card for a handful of games is definitely only something you do if you've literally got nothing better to spend it on.

Guru · 25 May 2017 at 10:17

james.miller said:
for cs:go? probably entirely pointless. not the case for gta5 but buying a 600 quid card for a handful of games is definitely only something you do if you've literally got nothing better to spend it on.

William Hill are paying for it, so it's not as crazy as it seems tbh, I would not blow £600 on a GPU at all usually.

CS:GO runs flawlessly apart from Inferno and Nuke for some reason.

GTA uses more VRAM than I have so I can't max it out at all and even then I only get like 45-60 fps. Looking to get 60+ constantly.

I also have BF1, so looking forward to seeing if that's more playable too

Guru · 25 May 2017 at 10:39

Would this compliment it well?....

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/detail/index/sArticle/67698

Razor Time · 25 May 2017 at 10:40

Yes.

Guru · 25 May 2017 at 10:50

oooooh I'm very tempted!

orbitalwalsh · 25 May 2017 at 10:56

Guru said:
Would this compliment it well?....

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/detail/index/sArticle/67698

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/defc....80ghz-overclocked-kabylake-bu-bu-092-og.html

Both Asus and Gigabyte are my drool factors

Guru · 25 May 2017 at 11:12

Not seeing any cash back on that one.

Thinking I may do the other one if they could get me it tomorrow.

Guru · 25 May 2017 at 11:50

Anyone know if I will need a better PSU going from:

i7 930 + GTX780
to:
i7 6700K + GTX 1080ti

Also does anyone know if the 1080ti just has the same power connectors as the 780?

I thought power consumption was getting less with new tech, but I don't know tbh.

Thanks,

G

Guru · 25 May 2017 at 12:12

Sod it...ordered....YOLO